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World Affairs Through The Eyes of Interns

School of Policy and International Affairs degree program transports and transforms UMaine graduate students.

Celebrating Maine’s Maritime Heritage

The Downeast Fisheries Trail, a Maine Sea Grant educational initiative, launches interpretive signs at 45 locations in Hancock and Washington counties.

UMaine Hosting National Poetry Foundation Conference

Writers and scholars from throughout the country and world will gather June 27-30 to discuss “The Poetry and Politics of the 1980s.

Distraction From Negative Feelings Linked to Improved Problem Solving

Psychology researcher finds the timing of strategies is critical to decreasing sad moods and promoting effective problem solving.

Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship

Erin Victoria Carter, a University of Maine biochemistry and molecular/cellular biology major, has won a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Carter’s academic goal is to attain a Ph.D. in immunology or molecular biology and her career goal is to conduct AIDS or autoimmune disease research for a university or other research facility. She will be […]

Barkan Receives National Awards for Textbooks

University of Maine sociology professor Steve Barkan, who received a Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence Award for his latest textbook, “Sociology, Understanding and Changing the Social World,” at the association’s annual conference recently in New Orleans, also received the TAA President’s Award for his service to the association and for his record […]

UMaine Museum of Art Announces Summer Exhibits

The University of Maine Museum of Art is kicking off the summer with four new exhibitions and a fresh rotation of the museum’s permanent collection. Exhibits include painter Arnold Mesches’ “Arnold Mesches: A Minispective,” sculptor Richard Haden’s “Carved Signs” and installation artist Chris Natrop’s “Lily Ponder.” The summer exhibitions begin June 22 and run through […]

Wood Researchers Win Awards

Two University of Maine faculty members and a UMaine graduate student recently won awards for wood-related research at the 66th International Convention of the Forest Products Society. William Davids, the John C. Bridge Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Stephen Shaler, a professor of wood science, were named winners of the L.J. Markwardt Wood […]

Marine Biologists Help Ocean Vegetables go Gourmet

University of Maine researcher Susan Brawley is seeking to cultivate appreciation for the flavors, textures and nutrients that sea vegetables add to new and familiar dishes.

Hudson Museum Explores Works “Carved in Stone”

A new exhibit of ancient to modern stone work opens in advance of the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium.

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